Whaleback Shell Midden, Damariscotta

Name: Whaleback Shell Midden
Address: Damariscotta, United States

#2 among attractions in Damariscotta

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Whaleback Shell Midden is a shell midden, or dump, consisting primarily of oyster shells located on the east side of the Damariscotta River in Maine, United States. It is preserved as a Maine state historic site and was included as part of the Damariscotta Oyster Shell Heaps listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. Other shell middens are located on the estuary in both Damariscotta and Newcastle. The middens in this area were formed over about 1,000 years between 200 BC to AD 1000. ()

Coordinates: 44°2'30"N, 69°30'45"W

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Damariscotta United States

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Whaleback Shell Midden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Damariscotta Baptist Church, Chapman-Hall House, St. Andrew's Church, St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

1.1 miSW
Church
Damariscotta Baptist Church, Damariscotta
28 min walk • Damariscotta Baptist Church is a historic church at 4 Bristol Road in Damariscotta, Maine. Built in 1843-47 and restyled in 1891, it is a well-preserved example of Greek Revival and Colonial Revival architecture.
1.1 miSW
Museum, History museum
Chapman-Hall House, Damariscotta
29 min walk • The Chapman-Hall House is a historic house museum at 270 Main Street in Damariscotta, Maine. Built in 1754 by one of the area's first permanent white settlers, it is the oldest standing house in the town, and one of the oldest in the state.
1.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle
31 min walk • St. Andrew's Church is a historic Episcopal church at 11 Glidden Street in Newcastle, Maine. Built in 1883, it was the first example of cottage Gothic Revival church in the country, and the first US design of English architect Henry Vaughan, a major proponent of the style.
1.5 miNW
Church
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Newcastle
40 min walk • St. Patrick's Catholic Church is a historic church at 380 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic church building in New England, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
~590 ftN
Natural attraction, Protected area
Damariscotta Lake State Park
3 min walk • Damariscotta Lake State Park is a public recreation area located in the New England town of Jefferson, Lincoln County Maine. The park occupies 19 acres at the northeast corner of 10-mile-long Damariscotta Lake.
1.1 miSW
Library
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
30 min walk • The Skidompha Public Library is the public library serving Damariscotta, Newcastle, and Nobleboro in Maine.